Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies – A quarter of a century after his fall from power and 16 years since his death, Indonesia's authoritarian president Suharto has been brought back by ar

Indonesia, a multiparty democracy, continued to fall short in protecting and promoting basic civil and political rights.

Istanbul – Indonesia Wednesday extended its support to South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which will start hearing a war crimes case against Tel Av

Jakarta – A study by the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) on the decline of democracy in Indonesia since 2020 found that the results were not pleasing.

Antara, Jakarta – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono emphasized the importance of ecology in the efforts to manage coastal areas through construction of

Arif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Executive Director of Traction Energy Asia Tommy Pratama said that energy transition is at risk of climate-damaging land grabbing.

Nabiel Gibran El Rizani, Jakarta – A regent in North Sumatra province who is also a politician of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) was arrested Thursday morning along with several

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Presidential candidate and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has announced plans to expedite the construction of coastal and giant sea wall defenses along the shor

Antara, Jakarta – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, has reassured that the recent increase in the entertainment tax rates for service providers will not ad

Jakarta – The most recent election debate, which had our presidential candidates spar over foreign and defense policy last Sunday, at one point veered off into a heated exchange about d

Bogor, West Java – Mount Gede Pangrango National Park has released an adult female Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi) named Kalina into the wild after 21 months of rehabilitation.

Bogor, West Java – Indonesia's commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2060 or sooner will be supported by the country's massive renewable energy potential, but developing this must b

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar said ensuring that people had a source of income and could buy basic goods at low prices was one of the government's responsibili

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Secretary-General of the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle or PDIP Hasto Kristiyanto admitted that Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud Md winning team has been commu

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka urged his supporters and volunteers in Bali to work hard to win the election in one round.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Crude Price or ICP in December 2023 plunged to US$75.51 per barrel, a US$4.12 drop compared to November's ICP.

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In a month's time some 204m Indonesians can vote in a first round to choose their new president.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Thursday that the Philippines was a satisfied customer of the defense equipment supplied by Indonesian state-owned ente

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo did not rule out the option of cooperating with rival candidate Anies Baswedan if the 2024 presidential election moved into a second roun

Yusitnus Paat, Bengkulu – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto shared his reflections on Thursday, recalling how he fiercely contested President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in two previous

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – In a shocking revelation, more than 50 employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are alleged to have accepted bribes from suspects detained at t

Rizky Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has successfully shut down operations of 2,248 illegal online loans (pinjol) and 40 illegal investments in 2023.

Antara, Jakarta – State-owned utility company PLN is repurposing its electric poles into public electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLU).

Edo Rusyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a child marriage rate of 9.23 percent in 2023, equivalent to 163,371 incidents, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Agenc

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Jakarta – Presidential candidates engaged in a heated exchange regarding the transparency of Indonesia's defense data in the third presidential debate for the 2024

Faris Mokhtar and Chandra Asmara – Indonesia is reviving plans to construct a giant sea wall in the latest of measures to prevent its capital city of Jakarta from sinking at a faster ra

Nur Janti, Jakarta – Starting this year, COVID-19 vaccinations will only be free for members of vulnerable groups, while the rest of the general public will need to pay to get the jab,

Jakarta – Some of the fresh graduates entering the civil service in 2024 recruitment could begin their jobs immediately in Nusantara Capital City (IKN), Administrative and Bureaucratic

Jakarta – Amid a rampant crack-down on human rights, environmental and democracy activists for their critical views of the government, the acquittal from defamation charges of Haris Azh

Jakarta – The occupational safety and health (OSH) standard at the nickel-focused Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) is under scrutiny after explosions blasted in Tsinghan subsid

Jakarta – The capital market is the key to developing Indonesia's economy, according to the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar campaign team.

Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka campaign team says the presidential ticket aims to strengthen supervision of the country's capital markets, including protection fr

Tim Mann – Two former coordinators of one of Indonesia's most prominent human rights organisations have escaped conviction in a defamation case brought by a powerful government minister

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Fires razed nearly 1 million hectares (2.47 million acres) of lands and forests in Indonesia in 2023, as the country suffered from unusually scorching weat

Amy Sood – The fallout between President Joko Widodo and the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) spilled out into the open on Wednesday after the party's grand dame d

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) believes that the attitude of the public prosecutor, who has submitted an appeal against the acquittal of

Suara.com – Police said that hundreds of stolen motorbikes and cars stored at the Balkir Pusziad Warehouse, Sidoarjo, East Java were about to be sold to Timor Leste.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is asking that all legal proceedings against political opponents that smack of politics as well as socialisation and cam

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The government has extended financial compensations to the families of patients affected by acute kidney injury cases in 2022 and 2023.

Didik Fibrianto, Malang – East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa officially extended her support to presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday, marking a pivotal endorsem

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced Wednesday it's investigating alleged corruption in the government procurement of personal protective equi

Laila Afifa, Jakarta – The presidential and vice-presidential candidates are relying entirely on gimmicks to exploit the emotions of the people.

Riri Rahayu, Han Revanda Putra, Antara, Jakarta – The spokesperson for Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Eddy Soeparno, claimed that he is surprised that any presidential candida

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said tidal flooding caused by sinking land and rising sea levels is threatening the north coas

Rebecca Ratcliffe Randy Mulyanto in Jakarta – He is a former general who was dismissed from the military amid allegations he was involved in kidnapping and torture.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – After years of declining deforestation, forest loss caused by Indonesia's pulp sector is on the rise again, showing a fivefold increase in 2022 compared wi

Jakarta – In a break from the tradition of courtesy and respect, presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Prabowo Subianto did not shake hands on Sunday night after spending about thr

Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – The director of Imparsial Gufron Mabruri said that the acquittal of Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti is a small win for the fight for human rights in Indones

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has issued a written warning against social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, for running online gambling ads, a senior official s